Since its inception, archaeology has traditionally focused exclusively on humans and our
direct ancestors. However, recent years have seen archaeological techniques applied to …

Extant primates, especially chimpanzees, are often used as models for pre-modern hominin
(henceforth: hominin) behaviour, anatomy and cognition. In particular, as hominin behaviour …

The habitual consumption of large-animal resources (eg, similar sized or larger than the
consumer) separates human and nonhuman primate behavior. Flaked stone tool use …

Archaeological evidence informs our understanding of the evolution of hominin behaviour.
Such evidence is traditionally used to reconstruct hominin activities and intentions. In the …

The stone artifact record has been one of the major grounds for investigating our evolution.
With the predominant focus on their morphological attributes and technological aspects of …

The ability to modify the environment through the transport of tools has been instrumental in
shaping the evolutionary success of humans. Understanding the cause-and-effect …

The archaeological record offers insights into our evolutionary past by revealing ancient
behaviour through stone and fossil remains. Percussive foraging is suggested to be …

The aspects of hominin behavior responsible for Oldowan stone tool variation are the focus
of much debate. There is some consensus that this variation arises from a combination of …

The origin of tool use is a central question in human evolutionary studies. Plio-Pleistocene
core and flake technologies represent the earliest evidence of tool use in the human …

Over the last thirty years, investigations in the Nachukui Formation (West Turkana, Kenya)
have revealed the importance of the region for human evolution studies within an …